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Oct. v23, 1934. w. LAIB Er AL STATOR. WINDING MACHINE 1o sheets-sheet 1o Filed June 15. 1931 'Patented Oct. 23, 1934 TEs PATENT OFFICE sTATon wnvDING momma William 'I'his invention relates to stator winding ma? chines for winding coils upon the stators of a1- tern'ating currentmotors or .the like.

The principal object of invention is to provide a simple, economical and eflicient stator winding machine for winding the coils upon the stato'rs of' lalternating current "motors,

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved stator winding machine adapted to effect the winding of vconnected coils of wire directly upon an annular core or upon a Astator of an alternating .current motor or the like, so that each group of coils is adapted to form a polar winding whichbis so connected with the other -group or groups that the required north and south -magnetic poles are obtained, and whereby the winding of the coils upon forms and then removing them therefrom and placing the woundA4 coils'in their respective slots in the stator is dispensed with.

` A further object of the .invention'is to provide a stator winding machine which is' adapted to wind one or more groups of coils or pole windings on a stator of an alternating current motor either separately or ingroups or windings which 'are connected without joints or splices in the wire, as desired.A Or any desired number of windings maybe used either as originally wound or in any desired relation by disconnecting or separating one or more groups or pole windings froml 1 the other windings of a stator by cutting the wire,

and` connecting the completely wound or separated groups or windings as desired.

A further object ofthe invention is to-:provide an improved stator winding machine adapted to' eiect the winding of a group or groups oi coils directly upon and through the grooves of a stator of an alternating current motor by oscillating the stator upon its axis and Tfeeding and guiding the wire into' position to be wound upon .the stator bymeans ofv suitable coil winding mechanism comprising reciprocating wire feeding and wind- `ngmechanism operatively connected with and CFI L. Laib, oak Parana Waldemar N.. Olson, Brookileld. Ill.

Application June is, v 1931, serial No. I544,344:

and means for adjusting and controllingY theoperations of the'feeding and winding mechanism lin coordinated relation to the oscillations of the stator, whereby coils of thew requireddiierent sizes and each containing the required number 0f turns, and whereby one or more'groups of coils or pole windings may be wound in their required directions relatively to each other in proper relative positions and connected relation to each other to producev the required north and '66 south magnetic poles of a completely wound stator without the necessity of connecting the windings byone or more joints or splices in the wire.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear from the following description and claims and-from an inspection of the accompanying`r drawings which are made a part hereof. j This invention consists in the features, ombinations and details 'of' construction, and arrangement and mode of operation of the parts as herein described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of an improved stator Winding machine constructed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine shown' in Fig-1;4

Fig. 3 is a view vin rear elevation o1 t the machine shown in Fig. l1, with the wire-supporting spool omitted, and with the reciprocating wire-sup- 85 Aporting plunger mechanism in initial or retracted position, as at the beginning of a feeding and winding stroke;

Fig. 4 is a similar view in rear elevation showing the reciprocating feeding and winding mecha- `catory movement of theplunger from that shown in Fig. 3;

v Fig. 5-is an enlarged view-in elevation of the reciprocating feeding plunger and-winding arm or head shown in Fig. 4, with the oscillating statorsupport or nest' 'shownl in centralvertical section 10o and with a partially completed inner coil in procy ess of being wound upon the stator;

Fig. 6 is an emerged detail view partially in section of the adjustable winding arm mechanism shown in Fig. 5; y

7 is a view in elevation of thev annular oscillating stator support or nest shown in Figs. 1

2,3 and 4, showing a stator held in position in said; Oscillating support for winding;

Fig. '7a is a detail View of a securing pin for holding the hinged segment of the annular stator holder closed;

Fig. 7b is a detail view of a U-shaped dr forked securing pin shown in Fig. 7 for holding the stator against rotation and in xed relation to the annulength of the stroke of the reciprocating plunger.

- and winding-arm;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail view in central vertical section of the drum cam for.operating the rocking lever and oscillating gear mechanism for oscillating the stator supporting head or nest, taken on line 10-10 of Fig. 2, looking in the directionindicated by the arrows; and also showing the eccentric adjusting cam mechanism shown in Fig. 8 as the same would appear in section taken on line 10-10aof Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged View in elevation, taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, showing the stationary head for supporting the oscillating stator-supporting head or nest and oscillating gear mechanism, and showing the inner retarding cam for retarding the inner upright movementsof the reciprocating winding arm, and also showing the os cillating gear mechanism and operating lever and connecting rod mechanism forA oscillating the stator;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view in perspective of the oscillating adjustable retarding cam shown in 'Fia A11;

Fig. 13is an enlarged detail view of theouter retarding cam mechanism for retarding the outer upward movement of the winding-arm or lever;

Fig. 14 is a detail view in vertical section, taken on une 14-14 of'Fig. 13,1ooking in the direction on line.1616 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and showing the clutch actuating and releasing pedal mechanism for connecting the machine with the .motor or source of power and disconnecting the same; Y

Fig. 17 is an enlarged perspective view in detail of the clutch-actuating yoke shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic view showing a series of four polar windings each 'comprising a plurality of coils all connected and adapted to form the complete windings of a stator wound in accord-F ance with this invention;

Fig. 19 is a detail view in elevation of one of a pair of forked hooks adapted to be removably mounted on `the oscillating stator support as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, for the winding `of an inner coil or coils. of 'a'stator in accordance with m55 invention ;l

. Fig. 20 is a similar view of one o f a pair of forked .hooks adapted to beremovably mounted o n the oscillating stator support for windingthe second sized coil or coils of apolar group or winding;

Fig. 21 is a similar. view `of one of a pair of forked hooks adapted to be removably mounted on an oscillating stator supportv orl nest for winding a third or vrelatively larger sized coil or coils of one or more polar windings of a stator and Fig. 22 is a similar detail View in elevation of one of a pair of relatively larger vsized wire-hold ing hooks adapted to be removably supported upon the oscillating stator support or nest for winding the outer coil or` coils of one or more polar windings of a stator, in accordance with this invention.. l In constructingan improved stator winding machine in accordance with ,this invention, we provide-a/main frame 1 comprising a bed or table 2 having supporting legs 3 and provided with a vstationary head 4 mounted on said bed and forming a part of a rigid main frame.

The head 4 i's provided with a journal bearing 5 in which is mounted a horizontal rocking or oscillating shaft -adaptedk to form a support for an oscillating stator-supporting head or nest 7' which is fixed toanl adapted to oscillate with said shaft 6. The said annular stator-supporting head or nest 7 is provided with an upper hinged segmental portion 8 which is hinged to' the lower approximately semi-annular portion of said head bysuitable hinge mechanism 9, which maybe of any ordinary and well-known or suitable form.

The connected upper andlower segments '7 and 8 are thus adapted to form a closed ring when the upper hinge segment 8 is loweredfrom the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 7 to the position shown in full lines in said figure. An-

nular inwardly projecting side flanges 10 are provided on opposite sides of 'both the upper and lower segments or sections of the head, said side angesl being formed by preferenceby means of a pair of curved or segmental flat side plates 11 secured to the opposite sides of the lower segment or section 7, and similar curved or segmental flat side plates 12 are xed to the opposite sides of the hinged upper segment 8. The saidplates 11 and 12 are thus-adapted to form' circular side4 flanges which entirely surround an axial opening 1 3 in said' stator supporting v20 which are substantially U-shaped in crosssection mounted on said -pole pieces and extending into said grooves or slots, and having outwardly projecting peripheral shoulders21, all of which may be of any ordinary, well-known or suitable form, is removably mounted in and in concentric relation 'to the annular head or statorsupporting and oscillating member -7, and secured against rotation in or with respect vto said head by means of a U-shaped securing pin 22 vhaving parallel prongs 23 which are adapted to be inserted through suitable openings in the anged upper hinged, segment or cover 8 on opposite sides of and'in position 'to straddle and engage an adjacent peripheral shoulder 2l on said stator. '(See Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7.)

The annular oscillating stator-supprting head or nest 'I is by preference mounted upon and fixed to the oscillating shaft 6 by means of a yoke or oscillating head 24,havin"g a hub 25 which is xed to said shaft 6, and having radial arms 26 which arevxed toand project outwardly from said 4hub on diametrically opposite sides 150 of the axis of hub and shaft, said radial arms 26 being provided with parallel peripheral yole4 -arms 27l each' having a headed end 28 rigidly mounted upon and firmly supported by a' correspending radial arm portion 26 `of said oscillat.- ing yoke, the opposite ends 29 of said yoke arms 27 being anchored in suitable openings 30 lin said annular stator-supporting head or nest 7 and adapted to support the same upon and in rigid relation to said oscillating yoke 24 and Shaft 6.

Means is provided :for oscillating and for vary# ing and controlling the extent of theoscillatory movements of the statorsupporting heador nest 7 and the stators to be supported by said oscillating head anduponwhich'coils of wire are to be wound for forming vone or more polar windings or groups of coils adapted to form a I completely wound stator, the polewindings being connected with an electric circuit and adapted to produce the required north and south mag- `netic poles when an electric current motor provided with such .stator is in operation. For-example, a toothed gear' wheel 31 is fixed to said shaft 6 and oscillating head or yoke 24 and a toothed rocking or oscillating segment 32 is ilxed to a horizontal' rock shaft 33 by means of a tapered securing pin 34. or other suitable secur- -ing means, said rock shaft 33 being joumaled i'n a suitable journal bearing 35 in said stationary head' 4, and bypreference directly beneath and in parallel relation to the bearing 5 and oscillating shaft 6, already described. Said toothed oscillating segment 32 is in toothed engagement with said gear 31 and is adapted to effect the oscillation vof said gear 31 andthe stator-supporting head or yoke 24 and annular stator nest or head 7 when said segmentallgear 32 is oscillated.

Means is provided for actuating the rockingsegrnent and gear mechanism and oscillating stator-supporting head'and yoke, and is oonstructed by preference as follows:

A rocking lever 36 is pivotally mounted upon an adjustable fulcrum-supporting sliding block 37, with which said lever is pivotally connected by means of a headed upright fulcrum pin 438 anchored in said sliding block and extending upward through'an elongated slot 39 in said rocking lever. -The ,sliding fulcrum block 37 is slidably -and adjustably mounted -between parallel horizontal ways or guidingfianges 40, and is provided with a forwardly projecting operating arm or handle 41 which is fixed to said sliding block and extends outward and forward therefrom over the stationary bed 2 and beneath a graduated notched scale 42, which is by preference provided with a series of annularly spaced guiding vnotches v43 numbered in consecutive order corresponding 'with the various adjusted positions of the adjustable fulcrum block 37 for adjusting and con-A trolling the length of stroke of the oscillating lever 36 to. correspond withthe winding of the coils of different sizes upon the stator to be operated upon. (Sres Fig'. 2).- A spring bolt 44 is mounted in a suitable -supporting bracket' or head 45 on the operating handle 41; and a hand oper'- ated index 'lever' or grip arm 46 is pivotally mounted upon said forwardly projecting handle 41 by means of a pivot pin 47 and operatively connected with said spring bolt 44 for operating the same in one direction to release the bolt from engagement with the notched index plate 42, the bolt being automatically operated in theopposite direction into engagement with the notches rotative peripherally-grooved drum cam 55.`

43 respectively Fig. 2).

The inner rocking-gear actuating a-rm 49 of the rocking-lever 36 is operatively connected with the segmental rocking lgear 32 by means 'of a connecting rod 50, one end of which is connected with said toothed rocking segment 32 bya ball joint connection 51, the opposite or` outer -end of said connecting rod being pivotally connected with the said lever arm 49 by means of aball joint' comprising an upright connecting 'pin 52 which is anchored in said lever arm 49 and rmly secured-thereon by means of. athreaded nut 53 on the threaded bottom end of .said connecting pin. See Figs. 2 and l1). The notches 43 in ,the stationary index plate 42 are by preference numbered consecutively in their order to correspond with the respective adjusted positions of the fulcrum block 37 and fulcrum pin 38 for controlling the length of the strokes of the lever arm 49 and the extent'l of the respective oscillations of the rocking segment and gear mechanism and by a. compression spring 48. (See,`

oscillating stator-supporting heady or nest A7 to rocking lever 361s operatively ,connected with and adapted tobe actuated and controlled by a (See Figs. 2 and 10). Said drum cam is xed to a horizontal hollow rotative driving shaft 5,6 by

`means of a connecting pin 57, or other suitable securing means, and is, provided with a circumferential peripheral cam slot 58 which encircles the cylindrical body of said cam and comprises helical cam-slot portions 59 and 60 for oscillating or rocking the lever 36 and relatively vstraight retarding cam-slot portions 61 and 62 which merge into said helical cam-slot portions and act to retard or interrupt the movements of said rocking lever 36. The outer end of said cuter camI actuated lever arm 54 is operatively conguiding 'rod 64 mounted adjacent to and in parallel relation to the cylindrical cam 55. The opposite ends of said guiding rod 64 are supported vupon stationary upright frame portions 65 which are rigidlymounted upon a horizontal connecting base plate 66 which is iixedto the bed 2 of the machine frame or table. The upright frame portions 65 are provided with journal bearings 67 and 68 in which'the horizontalhollowcamsupporting driving shaft 56 isjournaled. (See Figs. Zand 10). A cam roller 69 is rotatively mounted upon said cam-roller slide 63 which is provided with a roller-supporting pin-not shown--onl which .said roller is' mounted and adapted to rotate between and in engagement with the parallel side rollers of'said cam-slot 58.

From the foregoing it will be readily understood that the rotation of the drum cam 55 will effect the oscillation'of stator-supportinghead orannular nest 7'and of a stator to be operated upon, and that the relatively straight sections 61 and 62 of the peripheral cam slot 58 which merge into the helical lever-actuating slot sections 59 and 60, so as to form a continuous annular peripheral cam slot, will act to retard or interrupt the movements of the rocking lever 36 and 'the oscillationsjof the stator-support-and stator during the intervals in which the said relatively straight retarding cam slot sections 61 and 62 Aare in engagement with and passing the camnected with said cam 55 by a ca m roller slide 63 which is slidably mounted upon a horizontalA support-ed upon and adapted-to'recprocate with which is pivotally connected with the outer end 54 of said rocking lever 36 by means of an up` For example, a horizontal reciprocating plunger i or ram 71 vis slidably mounted upon the stationary upright headv or bracket between horizonand is provided with an upwardly and down-l tal peripheral anged guiding lways 72 and 73,

Wardly tipping or tilting winding armv 74 rock' ingly mounted upon and pivotally connected with 'said reciprocating plunger by a horizontal connectingpivot pin 75 which extends through suitable horizontal openings in said plunger and winding arm and also `forms a pivotal support for a Winding arm-tipping or tilting lev'er 76 which is providedwi'th a horizontal opening adapted to admit said connecting pivot-*pin '75 which serves. as a fulcrum for said lever 76% and forfsaid tipping or tilting winding arm 74, both of which are 'said horizontal reciprocating plunger or ram 71 .last-'mentioned position thewinding' arm 74 ex-' tion of the inachine.

tends through and beyond the stator to be operated upon and the annular stator-supporting head orv nest `7. A- depending upright tubular feeding sleeve or winding finger 77 is mounted upon the inner extremity of the tipping or tilting winding arm 74,. The wire 78 is wound upon the stator from a suitablesourceof supply, such as a supply coil '79 supported upon a rotative spool 80 mounted upon a supporting bracket 81 which is provided with suitable means 82 forrotatively supperting said .spool upon s aid bracket. The wire is passed through said tubular feeding and winding nger 77 and through a suitable guide 83 -mounted on said winding arm 74 and a stationary guide 84, adapted to,enable said wire tobe supplied progressively and continuously t`o the winding arm 74A and through thefeeding finger or tube-77 and wound upon the stator to4 fo'rm the coils and windings thereof during the opera.-

A depending reciprocating winding-arm cam 85 is xed to said reciprocating plunger '71 and Apro.- vided with a vertically elongated cam slot 86 which is adapted to admit and slidably engage an eccentric or crank pin 87' which is mounted upon arotative crank` disk or head. 88, said disk or. head '88 being fixed to the rotative drum camactuating shaft .56, already described, by means of a key 89 or other suitable securing means. (See Figs. 3, 4,8'and.10.) Said eccentric or crank pin 87 is provided with an anti-friction roller 90 thereon which is held in place by threaded nuts 91; and the connectedheaded end 92.ofsaid eccentric or crank pin 87 is mounted in a sliding block 93, which is slidably mounted in a radial slot 94 in said rotative head or crank disk 88. outwardly projecting 'ange 95 on the inner extrfmity of said block; and a circumferentially adjustable flanged eccentric-adjusting cam 96 is mounted on said rotative diski or head 88 in a crcularrecess 97, and provided 'with a helicalinner ange 98 which overlaps and' is in sliding Said sliding block 93 is provided with an engagement with said flange o'n the said sliding block 93. The helical ange 98 on said cam 96 has the same curvature as the helical peripheral marginal portion 99 of said helical cam and extends in'to an 'inner groove 100 in said sliding block 93. (See Figs. 3, 8 and 10.)

The rotative eccentric-adjusting cam 96 is xed to the end of an'innerhorizontal shaft 101 which is mounted in-and in circumferentially movable relationto the hollow drum-camactuating shaft .56, already described, and an eccentric-adjusting hand lever 102 is fixed to the opposite projecting end of said inner shaft 101 and 'extendsoutward radially on the outside of v and .closely adjacent to the front face of a stationary index plate 103. i

(See Figa 1, 9 and 10.) l

A hand operated latch 104 is mounted ,onf said lever 102 by means of a pivot pin 104'n and adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with graduated spaced peripheral notches on said 'index plate 103, there being one of said notches -mentwith the rotative notches 105 in the said indexplata The pivoted latch member or lever 104 is thus adapted to serveas a-handle for adjusting the eccentric adjusting cam 96 and as a Vnotch engaging stop for. holding said eccentric in anyuadjusted position-into which it is adapted to be moved. `The adjustable eccentric crank 87 is thus adapted to be .adjustedradially of the crank disk' or head 88` on which it is supported and with-.which it is adapted to rotate within and in-operative engagement with the elongated iis.

cam slot 86, for reciprocating the horizontal `plunger 71` and varying Ythe length of its strokesv according to the respective adjusted positions of said eccentric relatively to the axisof rotation of the same and of the rotative disk upon which said eccentric is mounted. Said cam slot 86 is Y provided with inner curved cam surface portions 108 which areadapted to be operatively engaged end of its outer' stroke, in Which position-the inner' end of the .arm is outside of the stator and oscillating-stator support or nest `7, so as to cause the wire-loop which is beingwound uponA vby said eccentric for retarding. the reciprocating the stator to pass under and be releasably caught and held by` the' outer wire retaining hooks 109 mountedI on` the oscillating stator 4support or nest 7; and said winding arm is again required to .be tipped or tilte i downward when-it'reaches the inner extremity of its path of movementoscillating stator supporting. .head -or nest 7. L

(See Figs. 2,-3, 4, 5 and 6). Means isftherefore provided for automatically tipping or tilting the winding arm 74 at. or near the outer and innery extremities of its path of movement, and effecting and retarding the upward movements of said.

winding arm as required in the operation of winding coils of diierent sizes upon 'a stator; and', means is also provided for adjusting and controlling theextent or length of the upward and downward movements of said winding armv as required in the operationof winding the coils of different sizes into' one or more groups or windings upon a' stator in accordance with this invention. For example, referring to Figs. 5- and 6, suitable tipping lever-adjusting and tilting mechanism is provided for adjusting. the'tippinglever, 76 and securing the samev in different adjusting positions relatively to the winding arm or lever 74, for effecting and controlling the upward and downward movements of said winding arm. Said tipping and adjusting `mechanism comprises by preference a double wedge-shaped cam block 110 slidably mounted a grooved l bearing block 111 xed to and supported bythe winding arm 74 and located adjacent to Ithe tip-V ping-lever 76, already described. The sliding cam block 110 comprisesa pair of wedge-shaped' cam portions 112, the inner relatively thin extremities of which are connected in one integral piece, and the outer relatively thick ends of which are located within and in slidable engagement with an elongated channel or slot 113 in said bearing block. Slidably mounted in suitable openings in the inner wall 114 of the grooved or channeled bearing block is a pair' of cam-actuated pins 1'15, one of which 'is located above andthe other below the axial center of the tipping lever 76 formed .by the fulcrum'pin 75 which forms the fulcrum for both the tipping lever '16 and the tiltable windingA arm 74, already described. The inner end of each of said camactuated pins 115 is in sliding engagement with an adjusting inclined cam surface 11 6 of a corresponding wedge-shaped end portion of the slidable cam block 110, and the outer lend of each of said pins is in abutting engagement with the tipping lever 76. A cam-adjusting winding-arm actuating or tilting lever 117 is pivotallyV mounted upon said winding arm 74 by means of a pivot pin 118 and is provided with an inner lever arm 119 which is operatively connected with said sliding cam block 110 by means of a pin 120 Awhich is anchored in said camblock and ex- 74 by the operation of the adjusting lever v117 and cam 110 as above described. A stop pin 126 anchored in the winding arm 74 is adapted to,

engage and limit the movement of the tipping lever 76 as the latter is adjusted relatively to said winding arm 74. The. opposite or lower lever arm 127 ofthe tipping lever 76 is provided with, a recessed or hooked end portion 128 which is.V adapted to move into and out of engagement' with the stationary lower tilting pin 129 which is mountedvupon a supportingbracket 130 fixed to the machine frame or bed 2, for tilting the winding arm 74 when said. winding arm'reaches its inner position as shown in Fig. l'5. A stationary upper outer tilting pin 131 is mounted upon. a stationary supporting frame portion or bracket 132 in position -to engage a recessed portion 133 of the adjustable lever 76-for tilting the winding arm 74 downward when it reaches its outermost position at the'end of its downward stroke, as shown in Fig. 3.

It should be noted that when the tipping lever 76 has once been adjusted and clamped in any desired adjusted position relatively to the winding arm 74, all of said connected members 76, 117 and A 74 are securely connected in rigid relation to each other and are all adapted to tip ortilt upon the fulcrum-75 which supports said rigidly connected tilting members upon the reciprocating plunger 71. It will thus be readily understood that when the bottom hooked end portions 128 of tlie tipping lever 76 is engaged'and stopped by the lower inner tiltng pin 129 vthe -winding arm 74 will be tilted downward to the 'position shown in Fig. 5, and when the reciprocating plunger 71 and Winding arm 7 4 are moved outward from the position shown in Figs. 4 and 5 to the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3; the upwardly projecting recessedarm of the adjustable tilting lever 76 will be' engaged and 'stopped and actuated by the upper outer stationary tilting pin 131 thereby causing the winding arm 74 to be tilted Adownwardly in its outermost position at the end of each outer stroke and into position to cause the wire loop which is being wound to be fed into engagement hooks 109 on the oscillating stator-supporting head or nest 7 as above suggested. A winding arm return spring 134 is interposed between a projecting boss 135 on the reciprocating plunger 71 and the lower arm' 127 'of the tilting lever 76 which is provided with a pin 136 for holding` said spring in place, said pin 136 being exibly .with and releasably held by the adjusting outer connected with said arm 127 by a hingeepin 137.

(See Fig. 5). The return spring 134 is thus -adapted to tilt' the winding-arm 74 upward from the position shown in. Fig. 5 as soon as the 'said winding arm is releasedl at the beginning of the outward movement from said position; and the said return-spring 134 will also act to tiltthe winding arm 74 upward. from the position in which it is shown in Fig. 3 as soon as the winding arm is released at the beginning of a return movement 'or inward stroke of the winding arm Aand reciprocating plunger. Means is provided for retarding the upward movements ofthe winding arm at the inner and outer extremities of its path of movement through or from `one side to the other of the stator, to permit the oscillations of the stator yand its oscillating-supporting head or nest relatively to the winding arm'in its lowered positions 'during the operation of winding of thecoils upon vthe stator. A very desirable form of retarding mechanism for the purposes indicated is constructed as follows For example, means is provided for retarding the upward tipping movement of the windingv arm 74 at the outer extremity of its path of movement outside of the stator to be wound which comprises, by preference, a spring-pressed bolt 138 which is mounted on the lower end 127 of the tipping lever 76', the inner headed end of said bolt being mounted in a recess or socket 139 formed in a sleeve nut 140 which is `mounted in threaded engagement with a threaded opening threaded end of said opening or socket 139; and

141 ln said tipping lever. A threaded cap-nut 142 is mounted .in and adapted to close the a compression-spring/143 is interposed between said cap-nut and the inner threaded end of said bolt and adapted to yieldingly hold the same in eictended position. (See Figs. 4,5, 13, 14 and 15).

An inner tipping lever retarding and guiding cam, by preference in the form of a sliding cam block 144,-is slidably mounted between parallel anged horizontal guiding ways 145 and 146 in the stationary upright flanged-supporting head or bracket. The" said retarding cam block is y provided with means for adjusting the same to different positions Alengthwise of the channel 1'4'7 i tilting of said winding arm '74 downward to.outer lowered horizontal-position in which said wind between said guiding ways, which adjusting means comprises an adjusting screw 148 mounted in a suitable threaded opening in said stationary upright head or bracket 65, the inner end of said oscillating-supporting head or nest '7.

.adjusting screwybeing in operative engagement with a pin or boss 149 .which is anchredin said sliding cam block 144 and extends inward within an elongated opening or slot 150 in said stationary head or bracket 65 and at right angles to said adjusting screw 148. The retarding cam block 144 is thus adapted to be adjusted lengthwise of the channel 14'7 in which it is mounted by turning the adjusting screw in either direction as required. (See Figs. 13, 14 and 15). l

The cam block 144 is provided with a straight horizontal guiding channel l or cam slot*l 151- located between straight parallel raised marginal cam portions 152 and 153 which project outward beyond the flat bottom 154 of said channel and are adapted to admit and guide the spring-pressed bolt 138 on said tipping lever '76 between said .raised parallel marginal cam portions during the limited straight horizontal movements of the tiltable winding arm '74,in its lowered outerhorizontal position outside of the stator and its In said lowered horizontal outer position the tubular feeding finger '7'7 on the winding arm extends downward on the outside of the stator and the adjacent double wire-retaining hook 109 in position-to cause the wire to be caught and held downA der 155, and a second raised intermediate side marginal cam shoulder 156, which is located between said raised cam 155 and the lower straight marginal cam portion 153 below saidcam slot 151, are adapted to successively engage and depress the spring-pressed cam-engaging bolt 138 against the tension of the spring 139 to retracted lever-releasing position. The tiltable winding arm '74 with its -depending tubular wire-feeding and winding finger '7'7 are thus permitted to pass while in raised position into and out of the stator .to effect the movement .of said tubular winding nger and the wire engaged thereby through and alternatelyv from one side to the other of the stator during the winding' operation and cause the said winding arm and ltubular iinger'to be held in raised or upwardly tilted position so as outward movement of the reciprocating plunger '71 and of the winding arm '74 in its upwardly tilted position the spring-pressed bolt ispassing over and held in retracted lever-releasing position by said raised protruding cam shoulders 155 an-d 156; and at or near the end of said movesol ment said spring-pressed bolt is released from engagement'with said cam shoulder 156 and caused to move upward over the lower straight marginal' cam portion 153- and into extended I.cam-engaging position in the said horizontal cam slat 151 at the point indicated by a circle 15'7. (See Figs. 13 and 15). The said engagement of the spring-pressed bolt 138 by said horizontal cam slot occurs concurrently with' the ing arm is shown in Fig. 3, and concurrently with the operation of the upwardly projecting with and actuated by thev upper outer tilting pin 131 to effect the lowering of said winding arm '74 to said horizontal position as shown in Figs. 1v and 3.

, It will be rreadily understood that at the begin ning of each inward stroke of the reciprocating4 A plunger 'Il and tilt'able winding arm '74, and during the rst part of each of said inward movements of said plunger and winding arm from the outer position shown in Fig. 3, the spring-pressed bolt 138 will be guided by the straight horizontal cam groove 151, thereby holding and guiding the -wise beyondthe end margin 4158 of said flat groove-bottom 154 and into the enlarged end portion 159 of said cam groove, whereupon the said spring-pressedbolt being released from-enstator by the action of the return spring 1.3.4

already described, and the upwardly tilted winding arml and depending tubular finger are in` position to pass inward into .and through the stator `from the position shown in Fig. 3l to the position shown in Fig. 5, thereby causing the lower hooked end 127 of the tilting lever '76 to be engaged and actuated by the lower tilting pin 129 which causes the winding arm and its, tubular depending finger to be automatically held downward and held down in their lowered innermost horizontal position .as shown in Fig. 5.

Upon the completion of .each inner-stroke or movement of the reciprocating plungerf'71 and.

tiltable arm and nger to the position indicated in Fig. 5, the tubular nger '7'7 on said winding arm is heldin lowered position to cause the wire which is engaged by 'the tubularnger -to` be engaged and held down by the adjacent double wire retaining hook 109 on the inner side of said stator durin'g'the oscillation of the stator and.

its oscillating-supporting head or nest '7 in an opDOSite directionto that in which 'said stator .'nular core, as shown, for example, in Fig. 3, the

. of a series of windings each containing a 'plustator and its oscillating supporting head or nest' 7 are oscillated in one direction, so as to cause the the wire as it is fed through the tubular feeding and winding nger 77 to pass under and be caught and held down by the adjacent double hook 109 located on the outside-of the stator, and that as the tubular finger passes inward through the stator the wire is wound into and through one of the transverse inner grooves 19 in .the stator 17; and'during the period in which the tubular wire feeding and winding finger 77 is held down in its inner lowered position. as shown, for example, in Fig. 5the transversely grooved annular core or stator`l7 and the oscillating head or nest 7 in which the'stator is. removably sup-,

ported are oscillated 'in an opposite direction, so as to cause the inner double hook 109 to pass transversely beneath the lowered winding armv 74 and cause the wi're which is being fed Afrom the bottom end of the tubular feeding. finger to pass beneath and be caught and held down by said inner double hook as illustrated in Fig. 5. The next stroke or upward and outer movement -of the winding arm 74 and tubular feeding finger rality of coils. In this instance, the stator 'when completely wound contains four windings, and

each of said windings contains four coils wound through the same pair of transverse grooves'in the annular core-or stator 17.

Means is provided for retarding the upward movement vof the winding arm 74 from the lowered inner position in which it is shown in Fig. 5.-

, For example, an inner retarding cam 160 which is, by preference,.in the vform of a hollow semiannular sleeve 161 xed to a hub" 162 and extends inward from said hub, is shapedvto form a plurality of inwardly projecting peripheral cam-shoulders 163, 164, '165,.and 166.` Said cam is mounted upon and centrally of the oscillating operate in one of said positions for retarding the' upward movements ofthe winding arm 74 in itsinner position during the windingY of a coil in one direction, for example, a right hand coil, and in the other adjusted position for retarding the upward movements of said winding armin the operation of winding a coilin the opposite direction, as a left hand coil. Projecting rstop-pins 169 are fixed to the oscillating stator-supporting head or yoke 24, for stopping theY adjusting arm 168 and circumferentially adjustable cam 160 in either of its adjusted positions as required.

.spring .170` is by preference -interposed between the oscillating stator-supporting head or yoke 24 and. said-'cam for affording a desired frictional resistance to the movement of the cam from one tilting movements of the winding arm 74 'and tubular wire feeding fingers 77 and .the mechanism for o`sc.llating the annularcore or stator 17 4 and the oscillating head or nest 7 and yoke member 24 with the retarding'cam 160 mounted on and adapted to oscillate ,with said yoke and stator, are operatively connected .and adapted to reciprocate, tilt and retard the upwardly and downwardly movements of said winding arm and feeding finger and to oscillate said stator and its oscillating supporting means in coordinated relation toeach other in the operation of winding any de sired number of coils upon and through the inner slotted portion of an annular slotted core or stator in accordance with this invention.` i

In order to provide simple and efficient means for holding the turns or loops of coils of different sizes during the operation of winding the same, I I provide a pair of double hooks 109, each comprising a pair of integrally connected hooked prongs or arms 171 formed, by preference, of one integral piece of wire bent upon itself so as to form a U-shaped stem 172 having parallel side portions, the lower ends of which are integrally connected so as to form a loop; and the upper'hookedends of .said forked prongs are spaced apart to correspond with the distance between the transverse slots 19 in the annular core or stator 17 through 'ss y which the turns or loops of the coils are to -be 'I wound progressively and held in place by such hooks during the winding of the same. 'I'he U- shaped loop or stem portion of each double hook is adapted to'stradclle and admit between the` parallel side portions of thestem of the hook a rotative or circumferentially adjustable knob or latch 173 having a horizontal stem 174 which is rotatively supported in a suitable horizontal opening in the corresponding side wall 11 of the oscillating stator-supporting head or nest 7, and having narrow elongated radial arms 175 which project outward on opposite sides of'said stem, and are adapted to pass through the U-shaped stem or loop of the respective double hooks 109vwhen said transverse arms are upright, said transverse arms being adapted to extend across and in overlapping engagement with the parallel side'portions of said stem when the said knob or latch is turned a half. revolution so -as to bring the trans' versely projecting arms thereof into horizontal position and in overlapping securing engagement with -the stem of the hook to be releasably held in operativeposition thereby. (See Figs. 7, 19, 20,

21 and 22). I In Figure 19 is shown a double hook which constitutes one of a Apair of identically constructed hooks adapted to be mounted on opposite sidesof theAstator-supporting head or nest 7 for winding an inner coil or coils, such, for example, as the rst or inner coils 176 of one or more coil windings 177, four of which windings are shown diagrammatically lin Fig. 1'8.

In Figures 20, 21 and 22 respectively is shown one of a pair of double hooks 178, 179 and 180 respectively, each of identical construction with the` double hook 109, shown in Fig. 19, except that the said hooks 178, 179 and 180 are larger. ,and the hooked armsor prongs thereof are longer and spread apart toa greater distance from each other to correspond .with the distance between the transversegrooves in the'stator into whichv the coil or/coilsl81, 182l and 183 respectively, of one lor` more windings 177 are to be wound.

The coils of a plurality of connected windings each comprisinga plurality of coils, such, for eX- ample, as the four windings shown diagrammatically in Fig. 18, are wound in`tlie order indicated in said figure, by rst winding the coils lof one of said windings beginningr with-the smallest or inner v coil, then winding the second, third and fourth nected coils.

coils of said Awinding in successive order and in a predetermined direction, for example, tothe right; then winding the coils of the next adjacent winding, beginning with the smallest or inner coil and proceeding to wind the second, third and fourth coils of said winding in successive order in an opposite direction or toward the left;v then winding the coils of the next. adjacent winding to the righi, as in the case ofthe coils of the rst winding, abovel described, and then winding the coils forming the last of the series of four windings to the left as in the case of the coils of thesecond' winding, thus completing the series of con- In the operation of winding the coils,v to the right, the detent cam 16D with its adjusting, arm v168, is set in the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 11., In winding the coils of the respective windings having left-hand coils, the said detent cam and cam-adjusting arm are set in the .adjusted position shown in fulllinesin Fig. 11.

-In the operation of winding' the virst or inner- `most and smallest coil ofl a'winding, the fulcrumadjusting handle 41, shown in Fig. 2, is set in its rst position withits spring-pressed bolt l44 in engagement with the notch 4numbered one on the index plate 42 shown -in said Figure 2. In the operation of winding the second coil of a winding,

said fulcrum-adjusting handle 41 and its springpressed bolt'44 'are moved to the second position with said bolt in engagement with the notch numbered 2 in said Fig. 2. 'In the operation of the third coil of a winding; ,said fulcrum-adjusting handle and its spring-pressed bolt are moved to the third notch ,numbered three in said figure, and in the operation" of winding the-fourth coil o'f the winding, said fulcrum-adjusting handle and its spring-pressed bolt are moved Ato the fourth. position with said bolt i-n engagement lwith the fourth notch numbered four on 'said graduated index plate 42, as shown in full lines in Fig. .2. The fulcrum 38 of the lever 36 having been thus adjusted-to the required position for controlling A the length of the oscillations of the annular core Vco ' ments of the plunger 71 and winding armI 74l ink orstator and its oscillating-supporting head to correspond with the size of the coil to be wound, the index arm 102 for adjusting the eccentric 87 yto the required adjusting position relatively to its axis of rotation formed by the transversehollow shaft 5,6 and inner cam adjusting shaft'lOl,

is adjusted tothe corresponding one of a series of f adjusted positions indicated 'by the respective notches 105 inythestationary index plate 103 for controlling thellength of the-reciprocating moveopposite directions axially of the stator to be op- 'erate'd upon and the oscillating stator-supporting head or nest.

(See Figs. 1, 4, 8, 9 and 10) The ,tilting lever-adjusting mechanism, comprising the'adjustable wedge-shaped cam 110 andv the upwardly extending cam-adjusting lever arm 117 are' for the purpose of enabling the'tilting lever 76 to be adjusted 'to different angles rela- .arm into and out of the stator.

In Figs. 5 and 6 said adjusting mechanism is shown in the position to which it is adjusted for the winding of an outer relatively larger coil or coils of a group or polarwinding, during the wind' ing of which the plunger 71-and the windin'gvarm 74 are moved. a greaterdistance with each stroke tively yto the tilting winding arm 74 and rigidly than in the operation of winding the relatively small inner coil or the next adjacent coil of a. group or polar win'ding. It should be noted that at or near the end of the inward stroke of the winding arm 74 the lower hooked end 127 of the tiltinglever 76 which is clamped` to said winding arm, is engaged by the lower inner tilting pin 129 to effect the tilting of said winding arm downward to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 5; and that 'at or near the completion of the outward stroke'of the said plunger 71 and Winding arm 74 away from the position shown in Fig. 5 and to the position shown in Fig. 3, the upper arm of -the 1ever76 will be caused to engage the stationary upper tilting pin 131 mountedon the stationary upright head or frame portion 65 and adapted to extend into the pathof movement of said upper lever arm, thereby tripping and'tilt-- ing the rigidly connected lever 76 and winding arm 74 downward to the position shown in Fig. 3 on the opposite side of the stator.`

By referring to Figs. 5 and 6, in which the tilting lever 76 is clamped to the tilting`winding arm 74 by the clamp-screw 122, so that said lever and winding arm are rigidly connected in the required angular relation to each other for winding a relatively larger outer c oil or coilsof a group or polar winding, it, will be readily understood that by s imply' moving the adjustable wedge-shaped cam block 110 upward from -the position in which it is yshown in said Figures 5 and 6 b y operating the upwardly projecting-hand lever- 117 to the left from the position shown in said Figure 6, after first loosening the clamping screw 1'22, and then` tightening the same, the lever 76 will thus be tilted to and clamped in a more nearly upright irfcl'ined position relatively to the winding arm 74. The lower hooked end 127 of said tilting lever will thus bein proper position to engage and be tilted by the bottom tilting pin 129 at or near the end of each relatively short inward stroke of the reciprocating plunger 71 and winding arm 74 for winding a relatively smaller inner coil or coils of a group. And theV upper lever arm 124 of said tilti'ng lever 76 will at the'same time be 1n its properly adjusted position to engage the pin 131 andbe thereby tilted inward toward the stator.

and downward at or near the end of each outward stroke or movement of said plimger and winding arm to the position shown in Fig. 3, for controlling the length of the upward and downwardtiltng movements of the winding arm dur' .ing the winding' of a relatively small inner coil or 'coils in which operation the reciprocating movements of the plunger and winding arm are relatively short. A stationary upper tripping pin 181' on the head 65 is mounted in position to engage and actuate the cam-adjusting lever arm 117 and automatically move the wedge-shaped cam 110 to its lowered position as shown in Figs. 3 and `6 in case the operator fails to so adjust said cam and tilting lever to the proper positions to correspond with the relatively long strokes of the plunger 71 and winding arm for winding the larger or outer coils.

A stop-pin 182' having a compressible sleeve 183' thereon is mounted on the reciprocating plunger '71 in position to engage an end shoulder 184 on the winding arm 74 for stopping and lim- -iting the upward movements of the inner end of said winding arm and the tubular feeding nger 77 at the opposite extremities'of the reciprocatfing movements of Asaid plunger and winding arm; and an adjustable screw-threaded stop-pin 185 is 'mounted on said winding arm 74 for initially adj usting the latter relatively to the plunger 71 when the machine is being assembled. No further adjusting. of said adjustable stop-pin 185 is required after said winding arm and plunger have -been properly assembled.

The transverse power-driven hollow shaft 56 upon which the peripherally grooved drum-cam.

form, or with any desired source of supply, by

means of a spur-gear 187 xed to said drum and to said hollow shaft, and a train of gears comprising;

a spur-gear wheel 188 mounted on a stub-shaft 189 ,which is journaled in suitable bearings in a gear case 190, an intermediate spur-gear 191 mounted 4on a stub-shaft 192 and in toothed engagement with said gear wheels 187 and 188, a toothed worm wheel 193 xed to said stub-shaft 189, and a worm 194 fixed to a worm shaft 195 and in toothed engagement with said worm wheel 193. (See Fig. 3.) A friction lclutch member 196 is xed to said worm shaft 195; and a movable mating friction .clutch member 197 is mounted upon and rotatable with the motor shaft 198 and movable longitudi- '.nally of said shaft into and out of frictional clutching engagement with said clutch member Means for actuating said movable friction clutch member 197 is provided comprising a clutch-actuating yoke 199 rockingly mounted upon trunnions 200 which are journaled in a` spring 208 mounted upon the machine frame, and

a connecting lever 209 mountedupon the upper end of said connecting rodl 206, one end of said u last-mentioned lever being connected. with said \t yoke lever-arm 204', and the opposite end of the same being connected with said spring 208. Said pedal lever 205 is pivotally mounted upon a depending bracket 210 or other suitable stationary frame member, and pivotally connected with said supporting bracket or frame member by the usual forked yoke-arms v202 which arei adapted to engage an annular peripheral groove with said lever arm 204 by means of a connecting.

means of a connecting pin 211. (see Figs. 1 and 16) In order to provide simple and eiicient means for manually operating said machine, a hand.-

lever or crank 212 is mounted upon the stub- 80 shaft 192 and adapted to enable the machine to beoperated either forwardly or in a reversed direction as desired when the clutch-actuating pedal and the power-clutch are in clutch-releasing position so as to disconnect the machine from the motor or source of power. (See Figwl) In operation, assuming that the rst coil or group of coils for forming a polar winding upon the stator is to be wound in a right-hand direction, the adjustable retarding cam 160 on the 90 oscillating stator-supporting yoke member 24 is adjusted to the position indicated in broken lines inFig. 11 with the cam-adjusting arm 168 and sleeve portion ofsaid cam located on the righthand side of the axial center of saidoscillating yoke member and of the oscillating supporting head or nest 7. A

The fulcrum 38, shown in Fig. 2, is then adjusted to the proper position relatively to the rockingflever 36, for controlling the oscillating movements of the stator-supporting head or nest 7 and stator, for winding a right-hand inner coil or coils; the index arm 102, located adjacent to the index plate 103, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is then adjusted to the position shown in broken lines in Fig. 1 for controlling the lengths of the strokes of the reciprocating plunger 71 and tilting winding arms 74 in opposite directions axially of the oscillating stator-supporting head or nest 7 and the stator supported thereon; andthe tilt- 110 ing lever 76,'shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 is adjusted to and secured in the proper angular relation to the winding arm 74, by means of the adjusting mechanism comprising the wedgeshaped cam and cam-adjusting lever 117, for 115 controlling the upward and downward tilting movements of the winding arm, for winding an inner coil or coils which require relatively short reciprocating movements of -the :reciprocating plunger 71 and winding arm 74, and then. start- 120 ing the machine in operation either manually or by setting the power clutch so as to connect -the machine with the motor or source of power and connecting the end of the wire to be wound with the loscillating stator-supporting head Vor nest 7 and in position to cause the wire to be wound around the smallest sized pair of double hooks 109 and through the required transverse grooves in the annular core or stator upon which the coil or coils vare tov be wound.

Upon the completion of an inner coil the said smallest wire-retaining hooks 109 are removed and replaced by the next larger sized hooks 178 and the necessary adjustments corresponding with the coils to be wound are made and the operation of the machine continued until the winding of said coil or coils is completed, and so onuntil the complete group or polar winding is completed.l

The said adjustable retarding cam 160 is then 140 adjusted to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 11, and the correspondingV adjustments of the several adjusting mechanisms are again made as before, and the' machine is set in motion and 'operated in a reversed direction for winding a 145 group comprising one or more left-hand coils of a complete polar winding, and so on for .winding as many connectedgroups'or-windings of right and left hand coils of windings inl alternate Order 'as may be required until` the of .all of the coils and polar windings for a complete stator has been completed. The completed stator is then removed from the oscillating-supporting head or nest and another annular core or stator is mounted in the said head or nest in position to be operated upon, and the operation of the machine is continued indefinitely, for winding as many stators as may be desired.

We claim: A

1. In a winding machine of the class described, the combination of means for supporting and y oscillating an annular stator to be operated upon,

reciprocating movements, adjustable means forv varying the length of the said reciprocating movements of said plunger and winding arm, adjustable means for controlling the upward and downward movements of said winding arm, means for holding said winding arm in loweredposition concurrently with the reversing of the direction of the reciprocating movements of the same, wire-retainingv means adapted to hold in position coils of wire wound upon said stator, and means for operating said stator supporting and oscillating means and said reciprocating plunger and winding arm in coordinated relation to each other.

2. In a winding machine of the class described, the combination of oscillating means for supporting and oscillating a stator to be operated upon, reciprocating winding means comprising a horizontally movable reciprocating plunger, an upwardly and downwardly tiltable winding arm mounted upon and movable horizontally with said plunger relatively to said stator, means for automatically tilting said winding arm upward and downward relatively to said reciprocating 3. In a winding machine of the character mentioned, the combination with oscillatable means for supporting a stator, of a tiltable winding arm, adjustable means for producing relative reciprocatory movements between said stator support and winding means to longitudinally lodge wire between stator teeth, adjustable means for producing relative movements between said stator support and winding arm in transverse alternation with said reciprocatory movements to effect wire winding around certain predetermined stator teeth, and adjustable means for controlling the tiltable movements of said winding arm in coordinated relation with the extent of vits reciprocatory movement to enable progressive winding of the stator teeth and confine the coil section thereto.

4. In a winding machine of the character mentioned, the combination with oscillatable means for supporting a stator, of a tiltable winding arm, adjustable means for producing relative reciprocatory movements between said stator support and winding means to longitudinally lodge wire between stator teeth, adjustable means for producing relative movements between said stator `support and winding arm in transverse alternation with said reciprocatory movements to enect wire windingaround certain predetermined stator teeth, adjustable means for controlling the tiltable movements of` said winding arm in coordinated relation with the extent of its reciprocatory movement, and guide means associated with said stator to enable progressive winding of the stator teeth and confine thev coil section thereto.

5. In a winding machine of the character mentioned, the combination with oscillatable means for supporting a stator, of a tiltable winding arm, adjustable means for producing relative reciprocatory -movements between said stator support and winding means to longitudinally lodge wire between stator teeth, adjustable means for prot `progressive winding of the stator teeth and conne the coil section thereto.

WILLIAM L. LAIB.. WALDEMAR N. OLSON. 

